MCQ –[SOLID STATE CHEMISTRY]

1. Which of the following is a characteristic property of crystalline solids?

a) Anisotropy
b) Isotropy
c) Superconductivity
d) Amorphous structure
Answer: a) Anisotropy

2. In a face-centered cubic (FCC) lattice, the number of atoms per unit cell is:

a) 1
b) 2
c) 4
d) 6
Answer: c) 4

3. What is the coordination number of sodium in NaCl crystal structure?

a) 4
b) 6
c) 8
d) 12
Answer: b) 6

4. The type of crystal defect which lowers the density of the solid is:

a) Schottky defect
b) Frenkel defect
c) Interstitial defect
d) F-center
Answer: a) Schottky defect

5. Which of the following statements is true for metallic solids?

a) They are good conductors of electricity in solid state

b) They have high melting points
c) They are soft and brittle
d) They have low density
Answer: a) They are good conductors of electricity in solid state
6. In the crystal structure of diamond, each carbon atom is bonded to how many
other carbon atoms?

a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
Answer: c) 4

7. Which of the following is an example of a molecular solid?

a) Sodium chloride
b) Ice
c) Diamond
d) Graphite
Answer: b) Ice

8. What type of defect is introduced when an ion is missing from its lattice point
and it is found in an interstitial position?

a) Frenkel defect
b) Schottky defect
c) Vacancy defect
d) Interstitial defect
Answer: a) Frenkel defect

9. The radius ratio for tetrahedral sites in ionic crystals is:

a) 0.414
b) 0.225
c) 0.155
d) 0.732
Answer: b) 0.225

10. Which of the following is not a type of cubic crystal system?

a) Simple cubic
b) Body-centered cubic
c) Face-centered cubic
d) Hexagonal close-packed
Answer: d) Hexagonal close-packed
11. The number of octahedral voids in a cubic close-packed structure is:

a) Equal to the number of atoms

b) Twice the number of atoms
c) Half the number of atoms
d) Four times the number of atoms
Answer: a) Equal to the number of atoms

12. In which of the following crystals, the lattice points are occupied by only one
type of atom?

a) NaCl
b) CaF2
c) MgO
d) Diamond
Answer: d) Diamond

13. Which of the following is a characteristic of amorphous solids?

a) Sharp melting point

b) Long-range order
c) Isotropic nature
d) Crystalline structure
Answer: c) Isotropic nature

14. A solid with a very high melting point, poor conductivity, and hardness is
likely to be:

a) Metallic
b) Ionic
c) Covalent network
d) Molecular
Answer: c) Covalent network

15. The edge length of a unit cell of a cubic crystal is 'a'. What is the distance
between the body-centered atom and one corner atom?

a) a/2
b) a
c) a√3
d) a√2
Answer: c) a√3
16. Which of the following compounds forms a covalent network solid?

a) Sodium chloride
b) Silicon carbide
c) Sulfur dioxide
d) Argon
Answer: b) Silicon carbide

17. In a crystal lattice, which of the following sites is occupied by an atom/ion in a

body-centered cubic (BCC) structure?

a) Center of each face

b) Corners of the cube
c) Center of the cube
d) Center of each edge
Answer: c) Center of the cube

18. Which type of bond is most prevalent in solid iodine?

a) Metallic bond
b) Ionic bond
c) Covalent bond
d) Van der Waals bond
Answer: d) Van der Waals bond

19. The coordination number in a hexagonal close-packed (HCP) structure is:

a) 6
b) 8
c) 12
d) 4
Answer: c) 12

20. In a cubic crystal system, if the edge length is 'a', the face diagonal is:

a) a
b) a√2
c) a√3
d) 2a
Answer: b) a√2
P_AS-01: [SOLID STATE CHEMISTRY]

1. Which of the following statements is true about crystalline solids?

a) They have short-range order only.

b) They have long-range order.

c) They have neither short-range nor long-range order.

d) They have isotropic properties.

2. The coordination number of atoms in a body-centered cubic (bcc) structure is:

a) 6 b) 8 c) 12 d) 4

3. In a face-centered cubic (fcc) lattice, what fraction of the volume of the unit cell is
occupied by atoms?

a) 52% b) 68% c) 74% d) 34%

4. Which type of crystal defect decreases the density of a solid?

a) Schottky defect b) Frenkel defect

c) Interstitial defect d) Both Schottky and Frenkel defect

5. What is the edge length of a face-centered cubic unit cell with a radius of r?

a) 2r b) 4r c) 2 .2r d) 2 2 .r

6. The number of atoms per unit cell in a simple cubic structure is:

a) 1 b) 2 c) 4 d) 8

7. Which type of solid has the highest melting point?

a) Molecular solid b) Ionic solid

c) Metallic solid d) Covalent network solid

8. The structure of NaCl is:

a) Simple cubic b) Body-centered cubic

c) Face-centered cubic d) Hexagonal close-packed

9. What is the coordination number of an atom in a hexagonal close-packed (hcp) structure?

a) 4 b) 6 c) 8 d) 12

10. An ionic solid A+B- crystallizes in a fcc lattice with A+ ions occupying the corners of the
unit cell. The B- ions are present at:

a) Body center b) Edge centers

c) Face centers d) None of the above

11. The packing efficiency of a body-centered cubic structure is approximately:

a) 52% b) 68% c) 74% d) 34%

12. In a crystal, atoms X form a cubic close-packed arrangement and atoms Y occupy all the
octahedral voids. The formula of the compound is:

a) XY b) XY2 c) X2Y d) XY3

13. The correct statement for ionic solids is:

a) They are good conductors of electricity in the solid state.

b) They are generally soluble in organic solvents.

c) They have high melting and boiling points.

d) They are soft and brittle.

14. In a solid AB having NaCl structure, the radius of A+ is 100 pm and the radius of B- is
200 pm. The edge length of the unit cell is:

a) 600 pm b) 500 pm c) 400 pm d) 300 pm

15. What type of defect is produced when NaCl is doped with SrCl2?

a) Schottky defect b) Frenkel defect

c) Interstitial defect d) F-centers

16. The number of octahedral voids per atom in a cubic close-packed structure is:

a) 1 b) 2 c) 4 d) 8
17. Which of the following is a network solid?

a) Sodium chloride b) Diamond c) Ice d) Solid argon

18. The type of bonding present in a metallic solid is:

a) Ionic bonding b) Covalent bonding

c) Metallic bonding d) Hydrogen bonding

19. A solid has a structure in which W atoms are located at the corners of a cubic lattice, O
atoms at the center of edges, and Na atoms at the center of the cube. The formula of the
compound is:

a) NaWO2 b) NaWO3 c) NaW2O3 d) Na2WO4

20. Which of the following defects causes an increase in the density of the crystal?

a) Schottky defect b) Frenkel defect

c) Interstitial defect d) Vacancy defect

21. In an fcc unit cell, the number of tetrahedral voids per unit cell is:

a) 4 b) 8 c) 12 d) 6

22. The band theory of solids explains the electrical conductivity of:

a) Metals only b) Semiconductors only

c) Insulators only d) All of the above

23. The percentage of empty space in a face-centered cubic unit cell is approximately:

a) 26% b) 32% c) 74% d) 48%

24. Which of the following pairs of elements is likely to form a substitutional solid solution?

a) Na and Cl

b) Cu and Zn

c) H and He

d) C and O
25. In a diamond cubic structure, each carbon atom is bonded to:

a) 2 carbon atoms

b) 3 carbon atoms

c) 4 carbon atoms

d) 6 carbon atoms

26. The type of defect formed when AgCl is doped with CdCl2 is:

a) Schottky defect

b) Frenkel defect

c) Interstitial defect

d) F-centers

27. The fraction of total volume occupied by atoms in a body-centered cubic unit cell is:

 2 2 2 2
a) b) c) d)
3 2 3 3 3 3

28. Which of the following is a characteristic of a covalent solid?

a) High electrical conductivity

b) High melting point

c) Low hardness

d) Solubility in water

29. The crystal structure of zinc sulfide (ZnS) is:

a) Rock salt b) Fluorite

c) Wurtzite d) Caesium chloride

30. The unit cell with the least packing efficiency is:

a) Simple cubic b) Body-centered cubic

c) Face-centered cubic d) Hexagonal close-packed

Answers:

1. b) They have long-range order.

2. b) 8
3. c) 74%
4. a) Schottky defect
5. d) 2 2 .r
6. a) 1
7. d) Covalent network solid
8. c) Face-centered cubic
9. d) 12
10. c) Face centers
11. b) 68%
12. a) XY
13. c) They have high melting and boiling points.
14. c) 400 pm
15. a) Schottky defect
16. a) 1
17. b) Diamond
18. c) Metallic bonding
19. b) NaWO3
20. c) Interstitial defect
21. b) 8
22. d) All of the above
23. a) 26%
24. b) Cu and Zn
25. c) 4 carbon atoms
26. a) Schottky defect

27. a)
3 2
28. b) High melting point
29. c) Wurtzite
30. a) Simple cubic